Watercolour
03/1883 (drawn)
Artist/Maker |
Watercolour over pencil drawing of four states of oranges: one whole, one with a portion cut away, one halved and one in a portion without its skin. All displayed on a table draped in dark green velvet which also covers the wall behind.
Object details
Categories | |
Object type | |
Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil on paper |
Brief description | Drawing of oranges on a velvet backdrop, watercolour over pencil on paper, by Beatrix Potter, March 1883, Linder Collection object no. LC.1.A.2; catalogue no. 1.13 |
Physical description | Watercolour over pencil drawing of four states of oranges: one whole, one with a portion cut away, one halved and one in a portion without its skin. All displayed on a table draped in dark green velvet which also covers the wall behind. |
Dimensions |
|
Production type | Unique |
Credit line | Given by the Linder Collection |
Object history | Given by Leslie Linder (1904-1973) to the National Book League (now the Book Trust) in 1970 as part of a representative selection of Beatrix Potter's work. This selection, comprising 279 drawings and 38 early editions and now known as the Linder Collection, was formerly on long-term loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum between 1989 and 2019 form the charitable trust, The Linder Trust. |
Subjects depicted | |
Bibliographic reference | Hobbs, Anne Stevenson (compiler). The Linder Collection of the works and drawings of Beatrix Potter: catalogue of works on paper. London: The Trustees of the Linder Collection, 1996 (1999 reprint).
p.8, cat no.1.13
Catalogue reference. |
Other numbers |
|
Collection | |
Library number | LC 1/A/2 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
Record created | April 17, 2013 |
Record URL |
Download as: JSON